Easington Colliery

1899 - First sod cut, shafts sunk using freezing process

1904 - Easington Coal Company bankrupt, sinking stops

1907 - Easington Coal Company effectively taken over by Weardale Steel, Coal and Coke Company, although old company retains it's name

1910 - First coals brought to bank

1912, Jan 19 - First coals from South Pit

1913 - Cage fell down shaft during the changing of the rope, girders t

1931 - Aerial flight constructed to tip waste on the beach

1938, 23 Aug - Five Quarter, Harvey, Hutton, Low Main, Main seams abandoned

1940 - Pit sidings bombed, eight men killed

1941 - North pit cage rope snapped - no one injured

Aitchenhead, A., 24 Oct 1932, aged 30, Stoneman, killed by a fall of stone

Ames, Evan, 23 Oct 1942, aged 50, Hewer, killed by a fall of stone, Buried: Easington Colliery Cemetery

Anson, John, 29 May 1951, 4:35 a.m., aged 64, Shifter, killed in the 1951 explosion (ignition caused by sparks from cutter picks striking pyrites), address: 8 Thomas Street, Easington Colliery, Buried: Garden of Remembrance at Easington Colliery Cemetery [More information ...]

Armstrong, William, 29 May 1951, 4:35 a.m., aged 55, Datal, killed in the 1951 explosion (ignition caused by sparks from cutter picks striking pyrites), address: 6 Barwick Street, Easington Colliery, Buried: Garden of Remembrance at Easington Colliery Cemetery [More information ...]

Arthur, Robert, 17 Feb 1900, aged 22, Sinker, A full kibble of stones was taken up too high, the detaching hook acted alright, but one of the links below it broke, and the kibble fell into the bottom of the shaft and killed these two men., Buried: Easington Village Cemetery [More information ...]

Atkinson, Robert, 28 Nov 1904, aged 50, Sinker, inrush of water in sinking pit, his body was not recovered until 3 years later. [More information ...]

Barker, George Robert, 13 Apr 1933, aged 44, Hewer, killed by a fall of stone, Buried: Easington Colliery Cemetery

Bedding, Mark Smart, 29 May 1951, 4:35 a.m., aged 38, Filler, killed in the 1951 explosion (ignition caused by sparks from cutter picks striking pyrites), address: 84 Wordsworth Road, Easington Colliery, Buried: Garden of Remembrance at Easington Colliery Cemetery [More information ...]

Bee, J., 26 Mar 1946, aged 72, Surface Labourer, fell from gantry while tightening hydraulic rams glands

Bell, H., 22 Jan 1929, aged 15, Datal, caught by set [More information ...]

Bell, William, 04 Jul 1918, aged 52, Hewer, killed by a fall of stone

Bewick, T., 27 Jul 1950, (accident: 01 Nov 1943), Hewer, pneumoconiosis

Blevins, Matthew, 29 May 1951, 4:35 a.m., aged 27, Filler, killed in the 1951 explosion (ignition caused by sparks from cutter picks striking pyrites), address: 28 Inchcape Terrace, Easington Colliery, Buried: Garden of Remembrance at Easington Colliery Cemetery [More information ...]

Brenkley, George, 29 May 1951, 4:35 a.m., aged 20, Filler, killed in the 1951 explosion (ignition caused by sparks from cutter picks striking pyrites), Buried: Garden of Remembrance at Easington Colliery Cemetery [More information ...]

Brenkley, Thomas, 29 May 1951, 4:35 a.m., aged 32, Filler, killed in the 1951 explosion (ignition caused by sparks from cutter picks striking pyrites), address: 24 Dean Avenue, Easington Colliery, Buried: Garden of Remembrance at Easington Colliery Cemetery [More information ...]

Brennan, Louis, 29 May 1951, 4:35 a.m., aged 49, Stoneman, killed in the 1951 explosion (ignition caused by sparks from cutter picks striking pyrites), address: 3 Cuba Street, Easington Colliery, Buried: Garden of Remembrance at Easington Colliery Cemetery [More information ...]

Brown, George Miller, 29 May 1951, 4:35 a.m., aged 50, Datal, killed in the 1951 explosion (ignition caused by sparks from cutter picks striking pyrites), address: 14 Cook Street, Easington Colliery, Buried: Garden of Remembrance at Easington Colliery Cemetery [More information ...]

Burdess, Henry, 29 May 1951, 4:35 a.m., aged 43, Deputy, killed in the 1951 explosion (ignition caused by sparks from cutter picks striking pyrites), Rescue Worker from Brancepeth Colliery, overcome by noxious gas 1st June 1951 [More information ...]

Burn, Bertram, 29 May 1951, 4:35 a.m., aged 25, Filler, killed in the 1951 explosion (ignition caused by sparks from cutter picks striking pyrites), address: 12 Thorpe Street, Easington Colliery, Buried: Garden of Remembrance at Easington Colliery Cemetery [More information ...]

Cain, Emmerson, 29 May 1951, 4:35 a.m., aged 63, Stoneman, killed in the 1951 explosion (ignition caused by sparks from cutter picks striking pyrites), address: 22 Ashton Street, Easington Colliery, Buried: Garden of Remembrance at Easington Colliery Cemetery [More information ...]

Cairns, Aaron Brown, 23 Dec 1936, (accident: 22 Dec 1936), aged 34, Timber Drawer, killed by a fall of stone, Buried: Easington Colliery Cemetery

Cairns, Frederick, 29 May 1951, 4:35 a.m., aged 23, Filler, killed in the 1951 explosion (ignition caused by sparks from cutter picks striking pyrites), address: 72 Station Road, Easington Colliery, Buried: Garden of Remembrance at Easington Colliery Cemetery [More information ...]

Calvert, George, 29 May 1951, 4:35 a.m., aged 50, Stoneman, killed in the 1951 explosion (ignition caused by sparks from cutter picks striking pyrites), address: 5 Clifton Street, Easington Colliery, Buried: Garden of Remembrance at Easington Colliery Cemetery [More information ...]

Calvin, James, 29 May 1951, 4:35 a.m., aged 51, Conveyor Maintenance, killed in the 1951 explosion (ignition caused by sparks from cutter picks striking pyrites), address: 1 Laburnum Crescent, Easington Colliery, Buried: Garden of Remembrance at Easington Colliery Cemetery [More information ...]

Carr, Frederick, 29 May 1951, 4:35 a.m., aged 50, Electrician, killed in the 1951 explosion (ignition caused by sparks from cutter picks striking pyrites), address: 5 Leachmere Terrace, Ryhope, Buried: St. Matthew's Churchyard, Silksworth [More information ...]

Carr, George William, 29 May 1951, 4:35 a.m., aged 45, Timber Drawer, killed in the 1951 explosion (ignition caused by sparks from cutter picks striking pyrites), address: 5 Cook Street, Easington Colliery, Buried: Garden of Remembrance at Easington Colliery Cemetery [More information ...]

Carr, James, 29 May 1951, 4:35 a.m., aged 38, Timber Drawer, killed in the 1951 explosion (ignition caused by sparks from cutter picks striking pyrites), address: 7 Vincent Street, Easington Colliery, Buried: Garden of Remembrance at Easington Colliery Cemetery [More information ...]

Carr, Thomas J., 16 Jul 1954, aged 26, killed by a fall of stone

Challoner, John Edwin (Teddy), 29 May 1951, 4:35 a.m., aged 53, Deputy, killed in the 1951 explosion (ignition caused by sparks from cutter picks striking pyrites), address: 10 Boston Street, Easington Colliery, Buried: Garden of Remembrance at Easington Colliery Cemetery [More information ...]

Challoner, Robert William (Billy), 18 Jul 1969, aged 47, killed by a fall of stone while moving stage loader, Buried: Easington Colliery Cemetery [More information ...]

Chambers, Arthur, 11 Oct 1930, (accident: 10 Oct 1930), aged 21, Datal, caught by rope, Buried: Easington Colliery Cemetery

Chambers, Benjamin, 06 Apr 1934, aged 53, Stoneman, he died from geart failure while setting timber [date of inquest]

Champley, Richard, 29 May 1951, 4:35 a.m., aged 43, Cutter, killed in the 1951 explosion (ignition caused by sparks from cutter picks striking pyrites), address: 29 Hazel Terrace, Shotton [More information ...]

Chapman, Albert Kerr, 29 May 1951, 4:35 a.m., aged 44, Stoneman, killed in the 1951 explosion (ignition caused by sparks from cutter picks striking pyrites), address: 48 Attlee Crescent, Easington Colliery, Buried: Garden of Remembrance at Easington Colliery Cemetery [More information ...]

Charlton, Joseph, 29 May 1951, 4:35 a.m., aged 42, Master Shifter, killed in the 1951 explosion (ignition caused by sparks from cutter picks striking pyrites), address: 15 Baldwin Street, Easington Colliery, brother in law of John Lamb, Buried: Garden of Remembrance at Easington Colliery Cemetery [More information ...]

Clough, John, 29 May 1951, 4:35 a.m., aged 57, Shifter, killed in the 1951 explosion (ignition caused by sparks from cutter picks striking pyrites), address: 2 West Crescent, Easington Colliery, Buried: Garden of Remembrance at Easington Colliery Cemetery [More information ...]

Clough, Thomas, 20 Apr 1935, aged 37, died from injuries received, Buried: Easington Colliery Cemetery

Collingwood, Thomas Wheatley, 17 Oct 1940, (accident: 14 Oct 1940), aged 27, Waggonway Man, crushed by tubs, Buried: Easington Colliery Cemetery

Cruddace, J., 03 May 1948, (accident: 02 Feb 1948), aged 49, Hewer, pneumoconiosis

Curry, William James, 17 Feb 1900, aged 25, Sinker, A full kibble of stones was taken up too high, the detaching hook acted alright, but one of the links below it broke, and the kibble fell into the bottom of the shaft and killed these two men. [More information ...]

Dedman, Charles Frederick, 26 Dec 1961, aged 42, killed on colliery pit heap

Dedman, Charles Frederick Edward, 26 Dec 1950, aged 40, caught in hopper

Deighton, J., 08 Jan 1948, aged 25, Putter, caught by tubs in landing

Dryden, William Arthur, 29 May 1951, 4:35 a.m., aged 27, Filler, killed in the 1951 explosion (ignition caused by sparks from cutter picks striking pyrites), address: 13 Tower Street, Easington Colliery, Buried: Garden of Remembrance at Easington Colliery Cemetery [More information ...]

Dunn, William, 13 Feb 1936, aged 54, Buried: Easington Colliery Cemetery

Eland, James, 08 Mar 1929, aged 39, Hewer, killed by a fall of stone, Buried: Easington Colliery Cemetery

Elliot, Arthur, 20 May 1953, aged 15, head caught by lift cage, Buried: Easington Colliery Cemetery

Elliott, George William (Doad), 29 Jul 1944, (accident: 02 May 1942), aged 50, Stoneman, killed by a fall of stone, Buried: Easington Colliery Cemetery

Ellison, John, 29 May 1951, 4:35 a.m., aged 19, Datal, killed in the 1951 explosion (ignition caused by sparks from cutter picks striking pyrites), address: 2 Wear Terrace, Easington Colliery, Buried: Garden of Remembrance at Easington Colliery Cemetery [More information ...]

Elwood, Robert Henry, 27 Oct 1925, aged 50, run over, Buried: Easington Colliery Cemetery

Fenwick, Robert, 18 Jul 1969, aged 48, killed by a fall of stone while moving stage loader [More information ...]

Fishburn, Charles, 29 May 1951, 4:35 a.m., aged 54, Shifter, killed in the 1951 explosion (ignition caused by sparks from cutter picks striking pyrites), address: 7 Cardiff Street, Easington Colliery, Buried: Garden of Remembrance at Easington Colliery Cemetery [More information ...]

Fishburn, Henry, 29 May 1951, 4:35 a.m., aged 23, Filler, killed in the 1951 explosion (ignition caused by sparks from cutter picks striking pyrites), address: 111 Station Road, Easington Colliery, Buried: Garden of Remembrance at Easington Colliery Cemetery [More information ...]

Frecker, Robert, 1981, killed by air lock doors

Garside, Thomas, 29 May 1951, 4:35 a.m., aged 20, Datal, killed in the 1951 explosion (ignition caused by sparks from cutter picks striking pyrites), address: 49 Oak Road, Easington Colliery, Buried: Garden of Remembrance at Easington Colliery Cemetery [More information ...]

Godsman, Joseph, 29 May 1951, 4:35 a.m., aged 41, Cutter, killed in the 1951 explosion (ignition caused by sparks from cutter picks striking pyrites), address: 41 North Road, Wingate [More information ...]

Golightly, John, 05 Feb 1938, (accident: 02 Feb 1938), aged 47, Hewer, killed by a fall of stone, Buried: Easington Colliery Cemetery

Goodrum, George, 26 Apr 1946, aged 31, Hewer, crushed - found under first tub of four, Buried: Easington Colliery Cemetery

Goodwin, N., 21 Oct 1937, (accident: 15 Oct 1937), aged 34, Hewer, killed by a fall of stone

Goulburn, George, 29 May 1951, 4:35 a.m., aged 57, Mason's Labourer, killed in the 1951 explosion (ignition caused by sparks from cutter picks striking pyrites), address: 54 Station Road, Easington Colliery, Buried: Garden of Remembrance at Easington Colliery Cemetery [More information ...]

Gowland, Albert, 29 May 1951, 4:35 a.m., aged 51, Deputy, killed in the 1951 explosion (ignition caused by sparks from cutter picks striking pyrites), address: 20 Bradley Street, Easington Colliery, leaves a widow and three boys, Buried: Garden of Remembrance at Easington Colliery Cemetery [More information ...]

Goyns, Ernest, 29 May 1951, 4:35 a.m., aged 60, Stoneman, killed in the 1951 explosion (ignition caused by sparks from cutter picks striking pyrites), address: 20 Stokoe Crescent, Easington Colliery, Buried: Wheatley Hill Cemetery [More information ...]

Goyns, Herbert, 29 May 1951, 4:35 a.m., aged 56, Stoneman, killed in the 1951 explosion (ignition caused by sparks from cutter picks striking pyrites), address: 1 Fifteenth Street, Wheatley Hill, Buried: Thornley Cemetery [More information ...]

Gray, Anthony, 17 Mar 1936, aged 36, Filler, killed by a fall of stone, Buried: Easington Colliery Cemetery

Gray, James Thomas, 10 Nov 1933, aged 58, Deputy

Greaves, Thomas James, 18 May 1927, aged 27, Cutter, killed by a fall of stone, Buried: Easington Colliery Cemetery

Griffen, Stephen, 19 May 1911, aged 32, Sinker [More information ...]

Hall, Hebert, 14 Sep 1955, aged 43, fall of stone - broken spine

Hancock, G., 22 May 1967

Handy, Jonas, 04 Jan 1956, aged 23, struck by overhanging coal

Hardy, Miles, 30 Apr 1933, (accident: 24 Apr 1933), aged 56, Stoneman, fall of stone, died in hospital

Harker, John, 29 May 1951, 4:35 a.m., aged 53, Shifter, killed in the 1951 explosion (ignition caused by sparks from cutter picks striking pyrites), address: 30 Glebe Avenue, Easington Colliery, Buried: Easington Village Cemetery [More information ...]

Harriman, George Frederick Grant, 23 Oct 1957, aged 41, Power Loader, pinned to conveyor by a fall of coal, he died later in hospital from multiple injuries, address: Stewart Street, Easington [Inquest: 01 Nov 1957 & 22 Nov 1957]

Harris, S., 15 Dec 1934, (accident: 26 Sep 1934), aged 25, Putter, Fell in pit

Hart, Martin, 30 Jun 1911, aged 33, Labourer, he was engaged with his brother on a scaffold 23 feet from the ground scraping and cleaning the iron girders of a new heapstead and making them ready for the concrete; the scaffold consisted of one or more planks resting on projecting poles and they were moved about as required; the accident was due to the deceased attempting to move a plank without assistance, when it fell off the pole at the other end and he overbalanced himself and fell on to some loose girders which were lying on the ground

Henderson, John William, 29 May 1951, 4:35 a.m., aged 56, Shifter, killed in the 1951 explosion (ignition caused by sparks from cutter picks striking pyrites), address: The Cottage, Hawthorne [More information ...]

Henderson, John Wright, 31 Aug 1928, aged 28, Hewer, killed by a fall of coal, Buried: Easington Colliery Cemetery

Hepple, Thomas, 29 May 1951, 4:35 a.m., aged 31, Filler, killed in the 1951 explosion (ignition caused by sparks from cutter picks striking pyrites), address: 16 Easington Street, Easington Colliery, Buried: Garden of Remembrance at Easington Colliery Cemetery [More information ...]

Hogg, William (Billy), 1980, aged 19, killed whilst transporting materials to the face in the high main

Holden, John William, 05 Oct 1944, aged 44, Shifter, killed by a fall of stone, Buried: Easington Colliery Cemetery

Honour, Joseph, 07 May 1934, aged 43, Cutter, fall of stone (found under coal cutting machine), Buried: Easington Colliery Cemetery

Hunt, Daniel, 29 May 1951, 4:35 a.m., aged 54, Datal, killed in the 1951 explosion (ignition caused by sparks from cutter picks striking pyrites), address: 8 Castle Street, Easington Colliery, Buried: Garden of Remembrance at Easington Colliery Cemetery [More information ...]

Hunt, Stephen, 29 May 1951, 4:35 a.m., aged 24, Filler, killed in the 1951 explosion (ignition caused by sparks from cutter picks striking pyrites), address: 5 The Crescent, Easington Colliery, Buried: Garden of Remembrance at Easington Colliery Cemetery [More information ...]

Hunt, William, 29 May 1951, 4:35 a.m., aged 43, Datal, killed in the 1951 explosion (ignition caused by sparks from cutter picks striking pyrites), address: 29 West Crescent, Easington Colliery, Buried: Garden of Remembrance at Easington Colliery Cemetery [More information ...]

Hutton, Arthur Chambers, 29 May 1951, 4:35 a.m., aged 42, Filler, killed in the 1951 explosion (ignition caused by sparks from cutter picks striking pyrites), address: 72 Oak Road, Easington Colliery, Buried: Garden of Remembrance at Easington Colliery Cemetery [More information ...]

Jackson, S., 19 Jan 1929, aged 14, Datal, caught by cage

James, Joseph, 13 Aug 1932, (accident: 12 Aug 1932), aged 33, Hewer, killed by a fall of stone, Buried: Easington Colliery Cemetery

Jameson, Thomas Milburn, 21 Oct 1901, aged 26, Cartman, he was driving a horse which was pulling a tip waggon from tip end towards shaft, when, by some means, he fell in from off the wagon and was ran over and killed, Buried: Easington Village Cemetery

Jepson, Frederick Ernest, 29 May 1951, 4:35 a.m., aged 68, Shifter, killed in the 1951 explosion (ignition caused by sparks from cutter picks striking pyrites), address: 11 Abbot Street, Easington Colliery, Buried: Garden of Remembrance at Easington Colliery Cemetery [More information ...]

Jones, Herbert, 17 Dec 1947, (accident: 16 Dec 1947), aged 34, Shifter, crushed between tubs, Buried: Wheatley Hill Cemetery

Jones, Lawrence, 29 May 1951, 4:35 a.m., aged 36, Filler, killed in the 1951 explosion (ignition caused by sparks from cutter picks striking pyrites), address: 1 Attlee Crescent, Easington Colliery, Buried: Garden of Remembrance at Easington Colliery Cemetery [More information ...]

Jones, Thomas Edward, 29 May 1951, 4:35 a.m., aged 35, Deputy, killed in the 1951 explosion (ignition caused by sparks from cutter picks striking pyrites), address: 62 Station Road, Easington Colliery, Buried: Garden of Remembrance at Easington Colliery Cemetery [More information ...]

Jopling, Herbert Jeffrey, 29 May 1951, 4:35 a.m., aged 57, Shifter, killed in the 1951 explosion (ignition caused by sparks from cutter picks striking pyrites), address: 11 Ashton Street, Easington Colliery, Buried: Garden of Remembrance at Easington Colliery Cemetery [More information ...]

Kelly, John, 29 May 1951, 4:35 a.m., aged 57, Datal, killed in the 1951 explosion (ignition caused by sparks from cutter picks striking pyrites), father of William, address: 11 Clifton Street, Easington, leaves a widow and two sons, Buried: Garden of Remembrance at Easington Colliery Cemetery [More information ...]

Kelly, William (Billy), 29 May 1951, 4:35 a.m., aged 28, Filler, killed in the 1951 explosion (ignition caused by sparks from cutter picks striking pyrites), son of John, address: 11 Clifton Street, Easington Colliery, Buried: Garden of Remembrance at Easington Colliery Cemetery [More information ...]

Knapper, Stephen, 15 Jun 1971, aged 16, Buried: Easington Colliery Cemetery

Lamb, John Edward Armstrong, 29 May 1951, 4:35 a.m., aged 43, Datal, killed in the 1951 explosion (ignition caused by sparks from cutter picks striking pyrites), address: 15 Butler Street, Easington Colliery, brother in law of Joseph Charlton, Buried: Garden of Remembrance at Easington Colliery Cemetery [More information ...]

Lambton, George, 04 Dec 1914, aged 54, Traffic Manager, deceased had instructed a locomotive driver to shunt a wagon loaded with timber; he went on in front for some yards, and then stepped on one side to give orders to other men working near; after this, he stepped back and was caught by the timber wagon; the driver was blowing the whistle all the time; deceased was conscious for some time, and spoke, but he did not account for the accident; he was caught at the points, and he may have thought he was some distance from them, and would be able to step into the other track

Lambton, John Thomas, 20 Nov 1913, aged 22, Fitter, Buried: Easington Village Cemetery [More information ...]

Leadbitter, Matthew, 10 Mar 1926, aged 52, Timber Drawer, killed by a fall of stone, Buried: Easington Colliery Cemetery

Link, Jesse Stephenson, 29 May 1951, 4:35 a.m., aged 44, Datal, killed in the 1951 explosion (ignition caused by sparks from cutter picks striking pyrites), address: 6 Anthony Street, Easington Colliery, Buried: Garden of Remembrance at Easington Colliery Cemetery [More information ...]

Lippeatt, Joseph Fairless, 29 May 1951, 4:35 a.m., aged 37, Filler, killed in the 1951 explosion (ignition caused by sparks from cutter picks striking pyrites), address: Oak Road, Easington Colliery, Buried: Garden of Remembrance at Easington Colliery Cemetery [More information ...]

Littler, John, 16 Nov 1932, aged 28, Hewer, killed by a fall of stone, Buried: Easington Colliery Cemetery

Lynch, Peter, 29 May 1951, 4:35 a.m., aged 20, Filler, killed in the 1951 explosion (ignition caused by sparks from cutter picks striking pyrites), address: 4 Stephenson Square, Easington Colliery, Buried: Garden of Remembrance at Easington Colliery Cemetery [More information ...]

Mackin, Thomas, 18 Mar 1927, aged 14, Landing Lad, fall from rope

Mawhinney, R., 01 Aug 1937, (accident: 02 Oct 1931), aged 45, Hewer, killed by a fall of stone

McGoldrick, Thomas, 21 Jun 1965, aged 56, Tractor driver

McRoy, Denis, 29 May 1951, 4:35 a.m., aged 23, Filler, killed in the 1951 explosion (ignition caused by sparks from cutter picks striking pyrites), address: 22 Bolam Street, Easington Colliery, Buried: Garden of Remembrance at Easington Colliery Cemetery [More information ...]

McRoy, William James, 29 May 1951, 4:35 a.m., aged 31, Filler, killed in the 1951 explosion (ignition caused by sparks from cutter picks striking pyrites), address: 9 Tower Street, Easington Colliery, Buried: Garden of Remembrance at Easington Colliery Cemetery [More information ...]

Merritt, Richard, 30 Jul 1917, aged 44, Chock Drawer, killed by a fall of stone

Milburn, Robert William, 29 May 1951, 4:35 a.m., aged 26, Filler, killed in the 1951 explosion (ignition caused by sparks from cutter picks striking pyrites), address: 37 George Avenue, Easington Colliery, Buried: Garden of Remembrance at Easington Colliery Cemetery [More information ...]

Morris, Thomas, 26 Oct 1917, aged 15, Buried: Easington Village Cemetery

Morris, William, 18 Apr 1975, aged 61, Buried: Holy Trinity Churchyard/Cemetery, Wingate

Morton, Joseph Robson, 15 Jan 1936, (accident: 09 Jan 1936), aged 27, Driller, fall of stone, address: Carol Street, Easington Colliery, Buried: Easington Colliery Cemetery [More information ...]

Moseby, Thomas, 24 Jul 1912, aged 22, Hewer, he was in the act of setting a prop, and was driving it up when it bounced back and released a large quantity of stone from the roof; it was afterwards seen that the roof contained a mass of fossils, a most unusual occurrence in this seam; this accident had the effect of reducing the maximum timbering distance in that seam

Mothersill, Thomas, 31 May 1917, aged 20, Buried: Easington Village Cemetery

Musgrave, Albert, 20 Jan 1968, aged 23, Power loader, head injuries on coal cutter

Musgrave, Kenneth Stephen, 15 Apr 1929, (accident: 28 Mar 1929), aged 7, [Not employed], he died at Sunderland Children's Hospital as a result of burns received while climbing up a pit heap from the sea shore at Easington Colliery on 28 March, a verdict of "Death from misadventure" was recorded at the inquest

Nelson, Harold, 29 May 1951, 4:35 a.m., aged 49, Stoneman, killed in the 1951 explosion (ignition caused by sparks from cutter picks striking pyrites), address: 27 Bradley Street, Easington Colliery, Buried: Garden of Remembrance at Easington Colliery Cemetery [More information ...]

Newcombe, Albert, 29 May 1951, 4:35 a.m., aged 67, Stoneman, killed in the 1951 explosion (ignition caused by sparks from cutter picks striking pyrites), address: 13 Beatty Street, Easington Colliery, Buried: Garden of Remembrance at Easington Colliery Cemetery [More information ...]

Nichol, John W., 18 Aug 1913, (accident: 07 Aug 1913), aged 25, Coal Cleaner, deceased told the heap-keeper that his knee had been crushed between the tubs and showed him the bruises; no one saw the accident; his duty was to regulate the empty tubs gravitating to the shaft and he had to move the suitable levers, and may quite easily have been nipped as he described; he died on 18th August, 1913

Nicholson, Norman, 29 May 1951, 4:35 a.m., aged 29, Filler, killed in the 1951 explosion (ignition caused by sparks from cutter picks striking pyrites), address: 51 Oak Road, Easington Colliery, Buried: Garden of Remembrance at Easington Colliery Cemetery [More information ...]

Noble, Robert, 29 May 1951, 4:35 a.m., aged 45, Shifter, killed in the 1951 explosion (ignition caused by sparks from cutter picks striking pyrites), address: 24 Austin Street, Easington Colliery, Buried: Easington Colliery Cemetery [More information ...]

Owens, Owen, 14 Feb 1916, aged 30, he had kinicked the coal on both sides and was taking bottom coal up, when a large fall of about half a tn struck him on the back, knocked him down, and buried him up to his thighs ; Joseph Hughes removed the coal and dragged him three yards from the face ; Owens died about three hours later while still in the mine, having spoken only once or twice; death wad due to 'Shock from haemorrhage from rupture of the spleen'

Parkin, William, 29 May 1951, 4:35 a.m., aged 24, Filler, killed in the 1951 explosion (ignition caused by sparks from cutter picks striking pyrites), address: 31 Thorntree Gill, Peterlee, Buried: Garden of Remembrance at Easington Colliery Cemetery [More information ...]

Parks, William Edward Forbes, 29 May 1951, 4:35 a.m., aged 62, Shifter, killed in the 1951 explosion (ignition caused by sparks from cutter picks striking pyrites), address: 7 Raby Avenue, Easington Colliery, Buried: Garden of Remembrance at Easington Colliery Cemetery [More information ...]

Pase, Robert, 29 May 1951, 4:35 a.m., aged 63, Shifter, killed in the 1951 explosion (ignition caused by sparks from cutter picks striking pyrites), address: 16 The Crescent, Easington Colliery, Buried: Garden of Remembrance at Easington Colliery Cemetery [More information ...]

Peaceful, Stanley, 29 May 1951, 4:35 a.m., aged 37, Stoneman, killed in the 1951 explosion (ignition caused by sparks from cutter picks striking pyrites), address: 6 South Street, Thornley, Buried: Thornley Cemetery [More information ...]

Penman, Alexander, 29 May 1951, 4:35 a.m., aged 42, Cutter, killed in the 1951 explosion (ignition caused by sparks from cutter picks striking pyrites), address: 71 Oak Road, Easington Colliery, Buried: Garden of Remembrance at Easington Colliery Cemetery [More information ...]

Porter, James, 29 May 1951, 4:35 a.m., aged 32, Filler, killed in the 1951 explosion (ignition caused by sparks from cutter picks striking pyrites), address: 51 George Avenue, Easington Colliery, Buried: Garden of Remembrance at Easington Colliery Cemetery [More information ...]

Porter, John Thomas, 29 May 1951, 4:35 a.m., aged 23, Filler, killed in the 1951 explosion (ignition caused by sparks from cutter picks striking pyrites), address: 3 Alnwick Street, Easington Colliery, Buried: Garden of Remembrance at Easington Colliery Cemetery [More information ...]

Potter, Elias, 13 Nov 1934, aged 52, Stoneman, killed by a fall of stone, address: Glenhurst Road, Easington Colliery

Powers, W., 25 Sep 1946, (accident: 14 Nov 1945), aged 38, Surface, lifting tub

Raper, J. B. A., 24 Sep 1937, (accident: 21 Sep 1937), aged 63, Wasteman, caught by tub

Reilly, M., 06 Mar 1935, (accident: 22 Jan 1935), aged 56, Stoneman, died from injuries received

Rice, Thomas Valentine, 29 May 1951, 4:35 a.m., aged 53,